Sayoc also appeared to have money troubles. Records revealed he had a property foreclosed on in 2009 and filed for bankruptcy in 2012. At the time, he was living with his mother and employed as a store manager, records show. But of late, Sayoc had been living in his van and showering at the gym where he works out, a Florida-based cousin who asked not to be identified told NBC News.

A registered Republican, Sayoc appeared to attend a Trump rally in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2016. His Facebook page and Twitter accounts contained several postings in support of Trump. There were also several on his Facebook page critical of George Soros, the liberal philanthropist who was targeted with one of the package bombs earlier this week.